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Dan Ronan

Senior Reporter

Dan Ronan is the Managing Producer-Multimedia/Senior Reporter for Transport Topics, the leading online and print publication covering the trucking, freight and logistics industry.


Government, Safety

Retiring NTSB Chairman Sumwalt Reflects on 15 Years With the Board

NTSB chief is set to enter the next phase of his life after being one of the safety agency's longest-serving members ever.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 8, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Manager’s Road Back to Baseball Took a Trucking Turn

Phillip Wellman is a baseball lifer, but a stint as a trucking fleet manager left an indelible impression.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 8, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Rail Customers Express Concern Over CN-KCS Merger

As leaders from Canadian National Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway promote their proposed merger, concerns are growing among some of their customers.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 3, 2021
Business, Logistics

New DHL Report Focuses on Strong Growth of E-Commerce

A new DHL report says the post-COVID-19 economy will continue to rely more on e-commerce as delivery companies find more environmentally sustainable ways to get products to consumers.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 2, 2021
Government, Fuel

Diesel Price Nearly Flat; Increase Is Only Two-Tenths of a Cent

The national average price of diesel barely moved this past week, inching up two-tenths of a cent, according to Energy Information Administration data released May 31.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 1, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Rival Canadian Railroad Leaders Make Pitch for Kansas City Southern

Leaders of the rival Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railroads on May 26 made their pitches about why their respective railroads should be approved to purchase Kansas City Southern Railroad.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 26, 2021
Business, Logistics

Trucking Groups Oppose Oakland Stadium Port Site Even as A's Mull Moving

Two California-based trucking associations continue to oppose plans for a major league baseball stadium to be built for the Oakland Athletics inside the Port of Oakland facility at the Howard Terminal, even as the team considers relocating to another city.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 25, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Ports on Both Coasts Continue Record-Setting Runs in April

The nation’s ports reported record container volumes in April as the U.S. economy continues its strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 25, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Kodiak Robotics Expands Autonomous Truck Operations in Texas

SAN ANTONIO — Autonomous truck developer Kodiak Robotics this summer is expanding its routes, adding a Dallas-to-San Antonio run.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 20, 2021
Business

ATA Mid-Year Attendees Optimistic About Trucking

SAN ANTONIO — During one of the first in-person industry events to be held as the country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, trucking executives attending American Trucking Associations’ Mid-Year Management Session expressed optimism about opportunities that await motor carriers — and the nation overall — as life for Americans returns to normal.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 20, 2021